Lessons & Learning Blog
“Rest and Recharge” is December’s Zoom Class Theme
UPDATE: now that December classes are over I’ve posted details about each week’s lesson at the bottom of this post. Rest is rest. Action is action. Learn the difference. Yikes! This no-nonsense phrase coincidentally arrived in my Facebook feed as I was thinking about our next Zoom class theme. It was shared with me by…
“Sensing Stability” is November’s Zoom Class Theme
Life is not a stable process. Our ability to recover is our greatest quality –Moshe Feldenkrais It’s a tough go right now. In the USA the dueling tensions of election season and the surge in the pandemic batter our sanity and safety. For me it’s been essential each day to harness the sense of stability…
Featured Listener: A young musician finds “a powerful sense of dignity” in our lessons
This “little dip” of discussion and a lesson includes a note from a cellist who’s enjoying “calm, freedom, and progress” through his Feldenkrais studies.
“Practicing Lovingkindness” is October’s Zoom Class Theme
Weekly Live Feldenkrais Tuesday mornings, 9:30-10:30 AM CDT Pay-What-You-Want model. Newcomers are always welcome and you will receive a recording when you order a class, whether you attend live or not. Order Zoom Classes It’s easy to feel reactive and out of control as we face 2020’s many challenges. Back in the early summer my…
Letters and Links from Listeners and Donors
Our September 2020 Feldenkrais Project Newsletter is full of amazing testimonials and links to the lessons that inspired them. Click here to read it. To hear about our new and featured free lessons twice a month, click here to sign up for our newsletter!
Additional Downloads Now Available for Our Donors
Making lemonade out of lemons In this hot last week of August in Minnesota I’m reflecting that 2020 keeps teaching us to make lemonade out of lemons. Even as so many plans are on hold, there are opportunities. The trick when things don’t go the way we intend is becoming aware of the constraints, and finding…
Softening the Hands and Eyes + Q&A
(Members & Patrons bonus video)
In this special event Nick answers questions about Feldenkrais study and leads donors in an ATM lesson. Back-lying. Gentle movements of the hands and careful covering of the eyes relax and improve them, and calm the whole nervous system. Designed to reduce anxiety and bring us home to a quieter sense of ourselves.
Now Free for All to Enjoy: Arms Like a Skeleton, with a Bias
An important lesson has joined our public collection of recordings. Thanks to our donors, Arms Like a Skeleton, with a Bias is now free for all to enjoy. I’m excited to share with everyone what’s perhaps my favorite offering of the last several months. It’s a classic Feldenkrais lesson on the surface, with a wrinkle…
Preparing for Today’s Class
Tuesday, May 18, 9:30-10:30am US Central Daylight Time (UTC -5), with discussion following class for those who wish to stay. Useful to know: Today’s lesson will begin and end in standing, but we’ll spend most of the hour in side-lying. Please have a bath towel or other firm head support available if needed. Please don’t…
Smoothing the Movements of the Jaw and Eyes + Q&A
(Members & Patrons bonus event)
Back-lying. A review and expansion on elements of Nick’s lesson called Easing the Jaw, Neck, and Shoulders, with a particular focus on relationships of the jaw and eyes. Helpful for improving TMJ troubles and easing the neck, chest, and shoulders, improving visual acuity, calming the nervous system and reducing anxiety, and more.